Detroit can't kill penalties or score on the power play. But the big deficit is in the energy department, Wes Goldstein says of a Cup Finals that's tied up after two Pittsburgh wins.

Matt Smith's solo home run in the bottom of the 12th inning gave Mississippi a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Virginia on Friday in a super regional game.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and Twitter have reached a settlement in his lawsuit against the social networking site.

New York Mets reliever J.J. Putz will have surgery to remove a bone spur and pieces of bone from the back of his right elbow and is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks.

Jonathan Byrd was among those who made a move Friday at the Memorial. Tiger Woods did not. Byrd made a birdie on his final hole for a 4-under 68, giving him a one-shot lead over former Masters champion Mike Weir and Mark Wilson among those who played early in the second round.

He hasn't really solved the mystery of his lost putting stroke, but Ernie Els sees progress. Steve Elling sees a 2-under 70 Friday that has Els in the hunt at the Memorial but could have been much better.

Well, maybe Pavel Datsyuk is finally ready to make his debut in the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said 'he'll play,' when asked Friday if he expected Datsyuk to be in Game 5 on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

A Cajun, a cowboy and a tough little gelding have teamed up to make this Triple Crown season one to remember. In Saturday's Belmont Stakes, Calvin Borel will be reunited with trainer Chip Woolley's Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in an attempt to become the first jockey to win the Triple Crown on different horses.

Tom Glavine is a 300-game winner and a future hall of famer, but he is not ready to retire just yet and he wishes the Braves would have handled his release better.